Archived roadmap update

Microsoft Edge
Use Primary work profile as default profile to open external links

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Microsoft Edge
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In development
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Feature overview

Following further review, this feature has returned to the development phase. We apologize for any inconvenience. Microsoft Edge currently opens external links using the “Last Used” profile by default. While for enterprise users, the Primary Work Profile (signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID for enrolling the device) is normally the best profile for opening external links. With this feature, for Windows, Edge will check if it the Primary Work Profile exists and make it the default profile for opening external links if available. For Mac and Linux, if only one work profile signed in with a Microsoft Entra ID account is found, it’s treated as the Primary Work Profile. Admins can config the policy “EdgeOpenExternalLinksWithPrimaryWorkProfileEnabled” to turn this feature off.

Archived release information

August CY2025

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